26 Boston schools at risk of being declared ?underperforming?

Officials are expected to learn the schools? fate when the state releases MCAS data in late October.

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Four young women who were attacked with acid at a French train station on Sunday are Boston College students.

Milford, MA -- 09/16/17 -- Frankie Pinedo protests against a proposed ban on licensed cannabis companies in the town of Milford, on September 16, 2017, in Milford, Massachusetts. Milford Citizens for Fairness held a rally to remind residents to vote against the ban this Tuesday. (Kayana Szymczak for The Boston Globe)

Kayana Szymczak for The Boston Globe

The marijuana war has gone local, and pot advocates are losing ? badly

The fight over the legalization of marijuana in Massachusetts isn?t over. But one side has already gone home.

The Trump presidency

FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump waves as he walks from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington to Marine One for the short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Facing an escalating nuclear threat from North Korea and the mass flight of minority Muslims from Myanmar, world leaders gather at the United Nations starting Monday, Sept. 18 to tackle these and other tough challenges _ from the spread of terrorism to a warming planet. The spotlight will be on Trump and France?s new leader, Emmanuel Macron, who will both be making their first appearance at the General Assembly. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Trump shares GIF of himself hitting Clinton in back with golf ball

President Trump was on a Twitter roll on Sunday morning.

Chelsea Manning addresses an audience, Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, during a forum, in Nantucket, Mass. The forum is part of The Nantucket Project's annual gathering on the island of Nantucket. Manning is a former U.S. Army intelligence analyst who spent time in prison for sharing classified documents. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Steven Senne/AP

?I believe I did the best I could?

Chelsea Manning told a crowd at a ??creative thinkers?? conference in Nantucket that she?s not a traitor as her critics have claimed.

Dave Epstein

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Jose is headed north, but its effect on New England isn?t yet certain.

epa06210866 A handout graphic made available by National Hurricane Center shows the location and possible track of tropical storm Maria, Atlanic Ocean, 17 September 2017. Tropical storm Maria is expected to reach hurricane strength later today. The storm is forcast to become a category 3 or greater with Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands in its path. EPA/National Hurricane Center HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

New Hurricane Maria growing threat to Irma-slammed Caribbean

Hurricane or tropical storm warnings were posted for many islands already coping with Irma?s devastation.

Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

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What Kathie Florsheim learned on Canon?s website stopped her in her tracks.

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The project to erect a new bridge between Weymouth and Quicy hit a new milestone Saturday.

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In 2016, VA employees filed nearly 2,000 complaints with the Office of Special Counsel ? more than the next four most-complained-about departments combined.

2017 Emmy Awards

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 17: Actors Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon (both at microphone) with cast and crew of 'Big Little Lies' accept the Outstanding Limited Series award onstage during the 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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The Emmys got it right this time

?The Handmaid?s Tale? and ?Big Little Lies? were among the big winners, and well-deserving.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/18/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/848615034.jpg The best (Samira Wiley) and worst (Samantha Bee) dressed at the Emmys

Plus a lot of photos of other TV stars who walked the red carpet.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/18/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/848639842.jpg Donald Glover breaks new ground with Emmy win

He?s the first back director to triumph in the comedy series category.

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Talk about rubbing salt in a wound.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/18/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/AFP_SI9OZ.jpg ?Unlike the presidency, Emmys go to the winner of the popular vote?

Not even three minutes into the Emmys, Stephen Colbert had poked fun at President Trump. And that was just the beginning.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/AFP_SI9ZJ[1]-5085.jpg Here?s why #DCPublicSchools is trending tonight

Hint: John Oliver and Dave Chapelle have a little something to do with it.

Patriots 36, Saints 20

BEN VOLIN | INSTANT ANALYSIS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/17/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/5d5a23d4af6041e4abc0301056a46b59-5d5a23d4af6041e4abc0301056a46b59-0.jpg This Patriots? offense showed how dynamic it is. Then the injuries piled up

Tom Brady moved around his chess pieces to get the matchups he wanted, and shredded the Saints for 447 passing yards.

8 Marie St. in Dorchester (center) is under renovation while the two neighboring buildings on either side remain boarded up.

Barry Chin/Globe Staff

Boston?s problem properties often bring down its neighborhoods

Amid a housing boom, hundreds of dilapidated properties, often magnets for crime, can pose dangers for neighborhoods.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AA_14relics01_met.jpg ?St. Anthony, St. Anthony, please come around...?

The Rev. Mario Conte can often be found traveling with one or two relics of Saint Anthony stowed away in special containers inside his carry-on luggage.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/18/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/b58b48d061464379af0c7b32c458bc5e-b58b48d061464379af0c7b32c458bc5e-0.jpg Counterculture magazine Rolling Stone to be sold

Jann S. Wenner started the magazine that would become the counterculture bible for baby boomers in the 1960s.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Tlumacki_bostonglobetauntonpress_metro115.jpg It?s been one problem after another for Globe presses

Frequent late or missed deliveries have resulted. And a top executive vows the troubles will end.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Strobe-Getty_Goveandrichardson01_spt.jpg A hockey pro dies, and coach he said raped him is free

David Gove, a former Cape Cod hockey prodigy, is dead at 38. Felony charges have been dropped against the coach he said raped him as a boy.

Newsletters

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Witness the birth of the marijuana industry in Massachusetts and catch up on national pot headlines every Saturday.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

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The court has ordered a reasonable exception to the Baker administration policy on placing homeless families in motels.

Fall Arts Preview 2017

Fall Arts preview

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A complete guide to movies, music, books, arts, theater, and family events in the Greater Boston area this season.

Real Estate

Maine Governor Paul LePage?s home back on the market for double the price

Set right across the street from the water, this three-bedroom, three-bath, 2,237-square-foot home in Boothbay, Maine, is listed for $409,000 ? and it is owned by Governor Paul LePage and his wife, Anne.

Cars

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You won't believe the apps used by distracted drivers

DAYTON, Ohio -- Google Maps is the top phone app used by drivers when driving, but others have been found to use Facebook, Twitter and Netflix while behind the wheel, according to TrueMotion, a Boston-based company that studies drivers habits.